Event 1: Joe Marchese Leads Final Three Tables

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 26/1,156

Joe Marchese (Coral Springs, Fla.)
Joe Marchese (Coral Springs, Fla.)

After barely three hours of play, the 103-player restart in Event 1 is down to the final 26 players. Joe Marchese of Coral Springs, Fla. holds just over 1,100,000 chips and appears to hold a slight edge in the counts over Miguel Martinez. All remaining players are assured $613 with the tournament’s winner pocketing $27,225.

Others still in the hunt include Bobby Bradley (535,000), Tim Kegel (335,000) and Alan Slakman (175,000).

Here’s a look at the results since we last touched base with you:

27th: Chad Graber – $613
28th: Jason Gooch – $520
29th: Paul Shafran – $520
30th: Joaquin Sosa – $520
31st: Demetrius Givens – $520
32nd: Kaitlin Sims – $520
33rd: Joshua Dichkewich – $520
34th: Charbel El Beyrouti – $520
35th: Dolline Willis – $520
36th: Aris Gomez Lopez – $520
37th: Ronaldo Da Costa Filho – $439
38th: Andrew Baars – $439
39th: Robert Aron – $439
40th: Richard Hutchings – $439
41st: Roger Delgaiso – $439
42nd: Adam Barclay – $439
43rd: Jerrold Solov – $439
44th: Morris Heider – $439
45th: Joseph Patalano – $439
46th: Benjamin Brown – $381
47th: Ismael Delgado – $381
48th: Jonathan Levy – $381
49th: Daniel Ortiz – $381
51st: Jimmy John Sandoval – $381
52nd: Steven Frankel – $381
53rd: Steven Rabb – $381